Basic Operations

REVERB/CHORUS

TONE

Number buttons

POWER

[+] / [–]

MAIN VOLUME

MODE

KEY LIGHT

This section provides information on performing basic keyboard operations.

To play the keyboard

1Press the POWER button to turn the keyboard on.

2Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.

3Use the MAIN VOLUME slider to set the volume to a relatively low level.4Play something on the keyboard.

Selecting a Tone

This keyboard comes with 264 built-in tones. Use the following procedure to select the tone you want.

To select a tone

1Find the tone you want to use in the TONE List and note its tone number.

•Not all of the available tones are shown on the tone list printed on the keyboard console. For a complete list, see the “Tone List” on page A-1.

•If the keyboard is connected to a TV, the tone list appears on the TV screen. For information about connecting to a TV, see “VIDEO OUT Jack” on page E-16.

2Press the TONE button.

Indicator appears

3Use the number buttons to input the three-digit tone number of the tone you want to select.

Example: To select “049 ACOUSTIC BASS”, input 0, 4 and then 9.

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NOTE

•Always input all three digits for the tone number, including leading zeros (if any). If you input one or two digits and stop, the display will automatically clear your input after a few seconds.

•You can also increment the displayed tone number by pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].

•When one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers 256 through 263), each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. See page A-6 for details.

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